Things just keep getting worse in center field. On Monday evening, the Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Wenceel Pérez on the injured list with lower back inflammation. They moved Parker Meadows to the 60-day injured list, conceding that the nerve issue in his arm isn’t getting better anytime soon. And finally they recalled utilityman Ryan Kreidler from Triple-A Toledo, and he will start in center field against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night at Oracle Park.
Pretty bad news all around. Pérez has battled some back trouble in the past, and it’s plagued him throughout spring camp.